[jimbo2012]

Now that National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has begun, many doctors and nutritionists are dishing out dietary advice to help women ward off the deadly disease. After reviewing the latest research, responsible medical experts, including those with the American Cancer Society and New York’s Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, have come to a consensus: Women should eat a plant-based diet rich in phytochemicals, which fight inflammation and knock out carcinogens. This invaluable advice should shift our focus from wearing pink to eating green — in other words, to eating wholesome vegan foods.

While fruits, vegetables, beans, grains and soy foods contain cancer-fighting phytochemicals, all that animal-based foods have to offer are cholesterol and cancer-causing substances, including concentrated protein, hormones and saturated fat. As many as one-third of common types of cancer, including breast cancer, are linked to excess weight and inactivity, and it’s much easier to maintain a healthy weight if you eat vegan foods. They tend to be low in fat and calories, unlike fatty animal-based foods, such as hamburgers, chicken and cheese. Studies even show that vegans are nine times less likely to be obese than meat-eaters and that vegans are about 40 percent less likely to get cancer than nonvegans. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that October is also World Vegetarian Awareness Month.

A Washington State University professor recently identified more than 40 plant-based compounds that help slow the progression of cancer. His findings, which are published in the journal Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, support the claim that people who eat a plant-based diet are less likely to get cancer.

High-fat animal-based foods raise estrogen levels, accelerating the growth of cancer cells. In contrast, plant-based foods tend to keep estrogen at a safe level. Researchers with Boston University tracked more than 50,000 African-American women for 12 years — 1,300 of them developed breast cancer, and 35 percent of the cases were estrogen receptor-negative, a highly aggressive form of the disease. The women who ate at least two servings of vegetables a day were 43 percent less likely to develop highly aggressive breast cancer than those who ate less than four servings of vegetables per week. Women who eat carrots and cruciferous vegetables, in particular, seem to have a reduced risk of breast cancer.

The lead researcher noted that high vegetable consumption offers significant health benefits, including protection against cancer. This conclusion is hardly an earth-shattering revelation, but it should give both men and women some food for thought. People who are concerned about cancer — or heart disease, diabetes and other health conditions — would be wise to choose vegan foods.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell, who stars in the acclaimed documentary Forks Over Knives, says that “no chemical carcinogen is nearly so important in causing human cancer as animal protein.” He urges people to eat vegan meals in order to prevent cancer and other common diseases. More doctors should follow his example. While many physicians can perform mastectomies, administer chemotherapy and offer other important medical services, the ones who give patients preventive dietary advice will ultimately be the real lifesavers.


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[BarryRX]

Very interesting, but besides the statements made by the people you mentioned, is there a study in a reputable journal that I can read that shows that vegetarians get less breast cancer than non-vegetarians?

[ilovetv]

There are a variety of real-life experiences posted here at this link, by breast cancer patients.....

Breast Cancer Topic: were you vegan/vegetarian/organic before you diagnosis?

[BarryRX]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

There are a variety of real-life experiences posted here at this link, by breast cancer patients.....

Breast Cancer Topic: were you vegan/vegetarian/organic before you diagnosis?

I have read many real-life experiences of people saying they were cured by wearing copper bracelets. I was looking for scientific studies.

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

I have read many real-life experiences of people saying they were cured by wearing copper bracelets. I was looking for scientific studies.

Barry go right to the source and ask the Doc.

*About*|* T. Colin Campbell Foundation

He's very approachable.

Here's another article be a surgeon.

She cites "American Cancer Society estimates that people could prevent 30 percent of all cancers through healthy weight, diet and exercise.
She said that takes in a large number of people but doesn’t provide a guarantee.

“That doesn’t take into account that I took care of a 36-year-old marathon runner or a nutritionist I take care of who leads classes in vegan lifestyles who got breast cancer,” she said. “You can’t prevent all of it. But a 30 percent reduction is a big deal.”

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[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

Very interesting, but besides the statements made by the people you mentioned, is there a study in a reputable journal that I can read that shows that vegetarians get less breast cancer than non-vegetarians?

Some vegetarians eat eggs: They are called ovo-vegetarian.

Some eat dairy but exclude eggs: They are called Lacto-vegetarians.

Some eat dairy and eggs and are called lacto-ovo vegetarians.

It's a lot different than being vegan. vegans are a type of vegetarian but don't eat any animal products.

[jimbo2012]

Vegans don't eat anything with a "mother" or a "face"

[rubicon]

Strictly being vagan leads to gastro problems and requires careful planning to be sure you are getting the proper nutrients. Once again the Greeks had it right moderation in all things. I'll bet these same doctors shift their advice a few years down the road. A few years ago coffee was on the hit list. today it offers 11 health benefits.Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[jimbo2012]

Where did you hear that?

I don't know any vegans that have such an issue. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Where did you hear that?

I don't know any vegans that have such an issue. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

jimbo: some folks that I have known over the years cannot tolerate all the roughage including my daughter who was a vagan. Too much of anything is not good. With 5 billion people living on this planet I think it unlikely that any scientists will find the secret to eternal life that fits everyone.

I am not being argumentative here its just that the so called experts keep reversing themselves.

Nature provided meat and had given us incisors for a reason.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

I have read many real-life experiences of people saying they were cured by wearing copper bracelets. I was looking for scientific studies.

I didn't post the link of real-life experiences as a reply to your request for scientific studies, nor was it to prove that any home remedies like copper bracelets work!

I posted it because it is interesting to hear the perspectives of actual people who've lived it and described other likely factors that play a part in the whole picture......but nobody really knows for sure.

To me, if veganism definitively prevented breast cancer then all the oncologists, surgeons, cancer researchers, nurses, etc. would be doing it, because they or their wives/mothers/daughters/sisters get as much of it as anyone else.

Contrary to what some "wannabe doctors" think, all these medical clinicians and researchers are not "out to hide" simple, natural, inexpensive remedies against cancer because they just want to make money from current, standard treatment regimens. They have a vested interest in prevention and cure because just like everyone else, the incidence is 1 of every 8 women gets breast cancer, which translates to affecting almost every family over 2-3 generations.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I didn't post the link of real-life experiences as a reply to your request for scientific studies, nor was it to prove that any home remedies like copper bracelets work!

I posted it because it is interesting to hear the perspectives of actual people who've lived it and described other likely factors that play a part in the whole picture......but nobody really knows for sure.

To me, if veganism definitively prevented breast cancer then all the oncologists, surgeons, cancer researchers, nurses, etc. would be doing it, because they or their wives/mothers/daughters/sisters get as much of it as anyone else.

Contrary to what some "wannabe doctors" think, all these medical clinicians and researchers are not "out to hide" simple, natural, inexpensive remedies against cancer because they just want to make money from current, standard treatment regimens. They have a vested interest in prevention and cure because just like everyone else, the incidence is 1 of every 8 women gets breast cancer, which translates to affecting almost every family over 2-3 generations.

ilovetv: spot on

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

To me, if veganism definitively prevented breast cancer then all the oncologists, surgeons, cancer researchers, nurses, etc. would be doing it, because they or their wives/mothers/daughters/sisters get as much of it as anyone else.

Contrary to what some "wannabe doctors" think, all these medical clinicians and researchers are not "out to hide" simple, natural, inexpensive remedies against cancer because they just want to make money from current, standard treatment regimens. They have a vested interest in prevention and cure because just like everyone else, the incidence is 1 of every 8 women gets breast cancer, which translates to affecting almost every family over 2-3 generations.

As usual we agree that we disagree.

[jannd228]

I was a vegan age 23 to 41. I had an accident, a doctor sent me to a nutritionist, gave me a medical misdiagnosis... long story short I am now a vegan again, but you do have to make sure you have protein in your diet somewhere.

I know you all know this but people are PAID to say and write...

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Nature provided meat and had given us incisors for a reason.

Not for us to eat, nor are our teeth.

Our anatomy and physiology are those of natural plant-eaters. Human canine teeth are small and blunt, and we have flat molars for grinding up plant fibers. Look at a dog's or a cat's teeth and you'll see something quite different: long, pointed canine teeth for catching prey and tearing the hide and sharp-edged teeth in the back for shearing off chunks of flesh. Humans have hands that are useful for gathering vegetables and fruits but aren't that good for killing and ripping skin and flesh. Natural carnivores (like cats) and omnivores (like bears) have claws that they use to grasp and tear at their prey.

Humans are not designed to easily digest meat. Natural meat-eaters swallow their meat raw after no or minimal chewing, relying on their highly acidic stomach juices to break down the meat and kill the bacteria that cause food poisoning. We chew our food thoroughly, and we have a carbohydrate-digesting enzyme in our saliva to start the digestive process, just as other herbivores do. Without the stomach acidity that carnivores and omnivores have, we are forced to cook our meat to avoid the risk of food poisoning. Like all herbivores, we have a long intestinal tract, which is necessary for the proper digestion of the cellulose in plants. Carnivores and omnivores have shorter intestines, which are designed to quickly digest meat before it begins to rot.

Mrs. Jimbo